Italian Rosticceria Manager

Description

Joey’s Wynwood is an Italian rosticceria offering fresh pasta, house-made panini, and a lively café-to-bar experience.

We are seeking a hands-on manager to lead front-of-house and kitchen operations, maintain food quality and service standards, control labor and food costs, and develop a strong, professional team.

We Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Dining discounts
• Comprehensive health benefits (life, medical, vision, and dental) after 90 days
• Personal Time Off benefits
• On-demand payroll feature

Compensation:

• $70,000-$75,000,  based on experience

Key Responsibilities:

· Lead the rosticceria program, pizza, pasta, and prep operations from open to close.

· Maintain consistent food quality, portioning, presentation, ticket times, and recipe standards.

· Maintain a clean, organized, and inspection-ready kitchen during every shift.

· Coordinate kitchen timing with front-of-house leadership, including specials, 86 items, service recovery, and peak-volume periods.

· Train, coach, schedule, and supervise cooks, pizza makers, and prep team members in partnership with Human Resources.

· Conduct pre-shift huddles, communicate priorities, and set clear standards for performance and hospitality.

· Address callouts, coverage needs, employee concerns, and real-time operational issues promptly and professionally.

· Create a respectful, accountable, and high-energy team culture.

· Lead from the floor and kitchen line, modeling urgency, organization, fairness, and professionalism.

· Control food cost, labor, purchasing, inventory, yields, and waste with discipline.

· Enforce food safety, temperature logs, sanitation standards, and all applicable health regulations.

· Monitor inventory levels and support ordering, receiving, storage, and product rotation.

· Monitor smooth service, accurate timing, and effective guest recovery.

Requirements

· 3+ years of kitchen/restaurant management

· Lead cooks, pizza, and prep teams

· Strong food cost, labor, inventory, and waste control

· Food safety knowledge; ServSafe preferred

· Comfortable with POS, scheduling, and inventory tools

· Available evenings, weekends, holidays, and peak service

· Authorized to work in the U.S.

· Hands-on, calm under pressure, clear communicator

· Bilingual English/Italian Preferred

· High-volume tourist district experience